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Fun Fact of the Day
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Fun Fact of the Day
The U.S. Constitution never explicitly mentions God or the divine. In fact, God or the divine is mentioned at least once in each of the 50 state constitutions.
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Week-End
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“Hate speech” (speech that offends, threatens, or insults groups, based on race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or other traits) is protected in the US by the First Amendment.
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In Schenck v. United States (1919), the Supreme Court invented the famous “clear and present danger” test to determine when a state could constitutionally limit an individual’s free speech rights under the First Amendment. The paraphrase “yelling fire in movie theatre” was a result of the unanimous opinion written by Justice Oliver Holmes.
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Frisky Friday
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Greek philosopher Socrates, in 399 BC, was persecuted for an early argument promoting free speech.
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